Australian Movies on Netflix
Last updated May 18, 2024
Hungry For Change
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis documentary exposes secrets the diet, weight loss and food industries don't want consumers to know about: deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more. Find out what's keeping people from having the body and health they want.
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Food Matters
2008 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWith a staggering number of Americans suffering from obesity and other food-related maladies, this film takes a timely and hard-hitting look at how the food we eat is helping or hurting our health, and what we can do to live (and eat) better.
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The Sapphires
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe spirit and vitality of 1960s soul music are at the core of this film about a real-life Australian aborigine singing group and their bumpy career. Three sisters and a cousin are brought together as the Sapphires by a talent scout with a plan.
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Drift
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn the 1970s, the two Kelly brothers spend their youth searching for the perfect wave and launch a backyard surf business out of their van. Battling big waves, small town conservatism and criminals, the brothers give rise to a global brand.
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Salute
2008 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAt the 1968 Olympics, two African American athletes outraged the Olympic Committee with a political gesture. A third athlete, Australian Peter Norman, stood in solidarity with the men in a move that would affect their lives and civil rights history.
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Top of the Lake
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen pregnant, 12-year-old Tui tries to kill herself in a freezing New Zealand lake, Detective Robin Griffin has plenty of questions for the girl. But when Tui suddenly disappears, Griffin finds herself knee-deep in small-town secrets.
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The Man from Snowy River
1982 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAfter his father's death, young cowboy Jim must earn money so he can keep his father's farm going. When he takes work breaking wild horses and falls in love with his boss's feisty daughter, Jim must prove his worth to keep both his job and his girl.
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Beneath Hill 60
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis drama based on a true story highlights the heroism of Australian engineer Oliver Woodward, who's sent to the Western Front during World War I and becomes part of an audacious plan to detonate an explosive charge under the German front lines.
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Red Dog
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis is the story of a legendary, lovable canine that roams the outback and finds his way into the hearts of each and every person he meets along the way. He brings people together, helping some find love and others to find themselves.
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Top of the Lake
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a pregnant 12-year-old girl tries to drown herself in a freezing New Zealand lake, detective Robin Griffin steps in to investigate. But when the girl disappears, Griffin's case delves into the dark territory of small-town secrets.
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Breaker Morant: Masterworks Edition
1980 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThree Australian soldiers find themselves court-martialed for murder in 1901, at the end of South Africa's bloody Boer War. With just one day to prepare a defense, attorney Maj. J.F. Thomas must prove they acted under orders.
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The Saddle Club: Horse Crazy
2001 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsFrom author Bonnie Bryant's best-selling series comes this installment of the Saddle Club's youthful adventures. Love blossoms at Pine Hollow horse farm when hunky teen idol Skye Ransom arrives to make a film at the stables.
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Love the Beast
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsActor and director Eric Bana examines his own fixation with cars and chronicles his attempts to compete in the treacherous Targa Tasmania race. But can his Ford XB Falcon Coupe -- aka "the Beast" -- endure this grueling five-day affair?
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The Dragon Pearl
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJosh and Ling were expecting a boring vacation visiting each of their parents at an archaeological dig in China. But the new friends soon discover they're right in the middle of an adventure when they find a Chinese Golden Dragon.
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A Deeper Shade of Blue
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsMaster surf filmmaker Jack McCoy ventures into a new realm with a film about surfing's deepest roots. In 11 interwoven chapters, today's leading surfers are linked to those who came before, for a deeper appreciation of what it means to be a surfer.
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Paws
1997 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsA boy and his computer-literate Jack Russell terrier race to prevent the discovery of a valuable computer disk. The disk contains clues to a missing million-dollar fortune and kidnappers are hot on the duo's trail!
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The Cup
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen his brother suffers a fatal fall seven days before Australia's prestigious Melbourne Cup, a young jockey gives everything he has to make history. The result is an inspiring tale of love and loss based on actual events.
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Gallipoli
1981 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAustralian Director Peter Weir takes on one of his country's most tragic moments in history: the World War I confrontation with the German allied Turks. As the film leads up to the battle in act three, we get to know the young men destined to be casualties of war. A young Mel Gibson (on the heels of his successful turn in Mad Max) plays one of the innocent doomed. This poignant war drama swept the Australian Film Institute Awards with eight wins.
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Strictly Ballroom
1992 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDumped by his partner just before a major dance competition, gifted hoofer Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) is forced to take a graceless neophyte (Tara Morice) as his new partner. But much to everyone's surprise, Scott soon turns his unpromising protégé into a topnotch dancer. Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Carides and Barry Otto also star in this quirky, engaging tale from Aussie director Baz Luhrmann.
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Tomorrow When The War Began
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAfter spending a holiday in the countryside, seven Australian teens return home to find that their country has been invaded by a foreign power. With the help of another local, the kids band together to become guerrillas and rescue their families.
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The Billionaires' Tea Party
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Taki Oldham imbeds himself in the Tea Party groups Americans for Prosperity and Freedomworks, revealing how corporations engineered these "Astroturf" organizations designed to look like organic grassroots movements.
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Unfinished Sky
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTaciturn farmer John Woldring is living on his own in the Australian Outback when a terrified woman who speaks little English appears on his property. Upon learning that the woman is an Afghan refugee in dire straits, Woldring elects to shelter her.
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The Hunter
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWillem Dafoe stars as a mercenary sent to Tasmania to track down the last living Tasmanian tiger and obtain its genetic material. Once he reaches the tiger's wild habitat, the hunter poses as a scientist to begin his search.
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First Love
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis inspiring documentary follows three passionate surfer girls from Australia who travel to Hawaii to meet their surfing idols, including Bethanie Hamilton, Stephanie Gilmore and Coco Ho.
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Balibo
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBased on real events, this riveting drama tells the story of a foreign correspondent investigating the 1975 disappearance of five Australian journalists in the war-torn nation of East Timor.
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